Is CVE-2026-20164 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2026-20164 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2026-20164?

CVE-2026-20164 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2026-20164?

CVE-2026-20164 has an EPSS score of 0.23% (13th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2026-20164?

Upgrade splunk to 10.0.3 or later. Fixes are available for 2 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2026-20164

MEDIUM

6.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

In Splunk Enterprise versions below 10.2.0, 10.0.3, 9.4.9, and 9.3.10, and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 10.2.2510.5, 10.1.2507.16, 10.0.2503.11, and 9.3.2411.123, a low-privileged user that does not hold the "admin" or "power" Splunk roles could access the `/splunkd/__raw/servicesNS/-/-/configs/conf-passwords` REST API endpoint, which exposes the hashed or plaintext password values that are stored in the passwords.conf configuration file due to improper access control. This vulnerability could allow for the unauthorized disclosure of sensitive credentials.

CWE-200Information Exposure

How to fix

Remediation Available

splunkNVD

Affected:>= 10.0.0, < 10.0.3Fixed in:10.0.3CVE-2026-20164derived from NVD

splunk cloud platformNVD

Affected:>= 10.2.2510, < 10.2.2510.5Fixed in:10.2.2510.5CVE-2026-20164derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

0.23%probability of exploitation in 30 days

13thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 13% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

advisory.splunk.com

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CVE-2024-24919	High	8.6	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2020-14181	Medium	5.3	100%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-34429	Medium	5.3	99%	-	Fix
CVE-2018-11409	Medium	5.3	98%	-	-
CVE-2021-41277	Critical	10.0	97%	KEV	-
CVE-2016-2183	High	7.5	96%	-	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-03-24.